Beirut (Opération Beyrouth)
Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives (Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris) must send a former U.S. diplomat (Jon Hamm) to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.
24 September 1972, Cirencester, England, UK
30 November 1949, England, UK
10 March 1971, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
25 February 1960, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
28 May 1965, Israel
10 March 1947, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
6 February 1911, Tampico, Illinois, USA
27 January 1979, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
9 April 1965, Los Angeles, California, USA
6 March 1984, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France
April 20, 2018
If you're just looking at it as a star vehicle for Jon Hamm, Beirut more than satisfies.
April 13, 2018
With four Bourne thrillers to his credit, it's safe to assume that screenwriter Tony Gilroy could have penned this in his sleep. He didn't.
April 12, 2018
This is an old-fashioned spy thriller, and as such it succeeds.
April 20, 2018
Although it provides modest insight, this muddled and formulaic thriller tends to oversimplify the sociopolitical conflicts in its titular setting.
May 02, 2018
A progressively ineffective thriller...
April 20, 2018
Gilroy paints a nuanced picture of the civil conflict in Lebanon, noting the U.S. and Israeli agendas at work and the inner tensions of the PLO, yet this information serves to clarify and accelerate the action.
April 13, 2018
Jon Hamm adds movie-star class and a world-weary Don Draper touch to this mediocre spy thriller containing plot twists you may think are reductive of the Muslim world. You're not wrong.
April 24, 2018
Beirut is crisp and well acted, but an uneven foray into a city embroiled with sectarian conflict.
April 19, 2018
Unlike last month's fact-based 7 Days in Entebbe, Brad Anderson's Beirut offers a more Bourne-esque take on Bourne-esque themes from a script by Bourne franchise screenwriter Tony Gilroy.
April 13, 2018
There are no extraneous pieces, everything fits together like a puzzle. And Hamm is that puzzle's key piece.
April 20, 2018
The plotting, though not without cliche, retains a satisfying robust quality - dense enough to keep you intrigued without becoming overwrought.
April 13, 2018
Beirut is as solid a film as Hamm is a performer.
